Sony DCR-SR300, Instruction & Operation Manual

Page 1: ...E SR72E SR82E SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E 2007 Sony Corporation Enjoying your camcorder 8 Getting Started 12 Recording Playback 20 Editing 38 Customizing your camcorder 52 Performing with a computer 73 Troubleshooting 94 Additional Information 108 Utilizing recording media 49 Quick Reference 118 ...

Page 2: ...o into the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor Memory Stick Duo Adaptor On using the camcorder Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts The camcorder is not dustproofed dripproofed or waterproofed See About handling of your camcorder p 114 To prevent the hard disk from being broken or recorded images from being lost do not do the following when either of the respective lamps of the POWER switch p 17 ...

Page 3: ... be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the copyright laws You cannot play back both movies and still images other than the images recorded with your camcorder You also cannot play back images recorded with other DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E SR52E SR62E SR72E SR82E SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E About language setting The on screen displays in each local language are used...

Page 4: ...pack using the AC Adaptor Be sure to remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor after turning off the POWER switch Note on operating temperatures When the temperature of the camcorder becomes extremely high or extremely low you may not be able to record or play back on the camcorder due to the protection features of the camcorder being activated in such situations In this case a message appears on ...

Page 5: ...n a Memory Stick Duo 27 Recording in dark places NightShot plus NightShot 27 Adjusting the exposure for backlit subjects 28 Recording in mirror mode 28 Selecting the aspect ratio 16 9 or 4 3 of the recording image 28 Recording the fast action in slow motion SMTH SLW REC DCR SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E 29 Playback 31 Using PB zoom 33 Searching for desired images by date Date Index 33 Playing back a...

Page 6: ...ctions set in the OPTION MENU 67 What you can do with Windows computer 73 System requirements 74 Installing the software 75 Creating a DVD with One Touch 77 Importing images to a computer 81 Deleting images recorded on the camcorder through the computer DCR SR42E SR62E SR82E SR200E SR300E 85 Viewing images imported to a computer 86 Editing the imported images 88 Creating and copying a DVD 90 Manip...

Page 7: ...ight 28 BBEACH 69 BSNOW 69 Capturing still images during movie recording A child on the stage under a spot light BDual Rec 26 BSPOTLIGHT 69 Flowers in close up Fireworks with all its splendor BPORTRAIT 69 BFOCUS 67 BTELE MACRO 67 BFIREWORKS 69 BFOCUS 67 Focusing on the dog on the left side of the screen A sleeping child under dim light BFOCUS 67 BSPOT FOCUS 67 BNightShot plus 27 BNightShot 27 BCOL...

Page 8: ...V connected to your camcorder p 35 B Save recorded images x Saving images on a DVD using a computer p 77 x Importing images to a computer p 81 x Dubbing images on VCR or DVD HDD recorders p 45 B Delete images If the hard disk of your camcorder is full you cannot record new images Delete the image data that has been saved on your camcorder If you delete the images you can record new images on the f...

Page 9: ...r p 52 You can also set these items during Easy Handycam operation p 20 For the items available in the SETTINGS category see page 53 DCR SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E HOME MENU the starting point for operations with your camcorder HELP Displays a description of the item p 10 Category Item Page MOVIE 24 PHOTO 24 SMTH SLW REC 29 Item Page VISUAL INDEX 31 PLAYLIST 42 Item Page DELETE 38 EDIT 40 41 PLAY...

Page 10: ...gory Example OTHERS category 4 Touch the desired item Example EDIT 5 Follow the guide on the screen for further operation To hide the HOME MENU screen Touch B When you want to know something about the function of each item on the HOME MENU HELP 1 Press HOME The HOME MENU appears 2 Touch HELP The bottom of the HELP button turns orange Using the HOME MENU HOME A HOME B ...

Page 11: ...n the screen To apply the option touch YES otherwise touch NO To deactivate the HELP Touch HELP again in step 2 Just a touch on the screen during shooting or playback displays the functions available at that moment You will find it easy to make various settings See page 65 for further details Using the OPTION MENU OPTION ...

Page 12: ... cable 1 p 46 78 81 Wireless Remote Commander 1 p 122 except for DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E A button type lithium battery is already installed Rechargeable battery pack NP FH40 1 p 13 112 DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E SR52E SR62E SR72E SR82E NP FH60 1 p 13 112 DCR SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E 21 pin adaptor p 36 For the model with the mark printed on their bottom surfaces only CD ROM Handycam Application Softwa...

Page 13: ...OFF CHG The default setting 3 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on the Handycam Station Be sure that the v mark on the DC plug is facing up 4 Connect the mains lead to the AC Adaptor and the wall socket 5 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely The CHG charge lamp lights up and charging starts The CHG charge lamp turns off when the battery pack is fully charged When setting the...

Page 14: ...om the Handycam Station holding both When storing the battery pack Fully discharge the battery before storing it for an extended period see page 113 for the details of storage To use an outside power source Make the same connections as you do when charging the battery pack The battery pack will not lose its charge in this case To check the remaining battery Battery Info Set the POWER switch to OFF...

Page 15: ...390 Battery pack Continuous recording time Typical recording time NP FH40 supplied 105 50 NP FH50 125 60 NP FH70 270 135 NP FH100 615 305 Remaining battery approx Recording capacity approx Battery pack Continuous recording time Typical recording time NP FH40 supplied 90 45 100 50 NP FH50 105 50 115 55 NP FH70 230 115 245 120 NP FH100 525 260 565 280 Battery pack Continuous recording time Typical r...

Page 16: ...rom the battery as long as the AC Adaptor is connected to the DC IN jack of your camcorder or the Handycam Station even when the mains lead is disconnected from the wall socket When attaching an optional video light it is recommended that you use an NP FH70 FH100 battery pack except for DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E We do not recommend using an NP FH30 which only allows short recording and playback times ...

Page 17: ...till supplied to it while connected to the wall socket via the AC Adaptor Step 3 Turning the power on and setting the date and time Set the date and time when using this camcorder for the first time If you do not set the date and time the CLOCK SET screen appears every time you turn on your camcorder or change the POWER switch position 1 While pressing the green button turn the POWER switch repeat...

Page 18: ... after the power is turned on You cannot operate your camcorder during this time The lens cover opens automatically when the power is turned on DCR SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E It closes when the playback screen is selected or the power is turned off In the setting at the time of purchase the power turns off automatically if you leave your camcorder without any operation attempted for approximately...

Page 19: ...g To turn on the LCD backlight press and hold DISP BATT INFO for a few seconds until disappears b Notes Do not press the buttons on the LCD frame accidentally when you open or adjust the LCD panel z Tips If you open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorder then rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side you can close the LCD panel with the LCD screen facing out This is convenient during playback oper...

Page 20: ...ed on the hard disk in the default setting You can change the recording media of still images to a Memory Stick Duo p 27 1 Turn the POWER switch G until the Still lamp lights up 2 Press EASY A 3 Press PHOTO F lightly to adjust the focus A a beep sounds then press it fully B a shutter click sounds The setting of REC MODE is fixed to SP p 54 The setting of QUALITY is fixed to FINE p 58 Open the lens...

Page 21: ... and the movie to be played back The setting of DATA CODE is fixed to DATE TIME p 60 Playing back recorded movies still images Returns to the recording screen Previous 6 images Next 6 images Returns to the recording screen Appears with the image on each of the tab that was lastly played back recorded B for the still image Searches for images by date p 33 Stop go to the VISUAL INDEX screen Beginnin...

Page 22: ...cam operation Press HOME C or B to display the menu items available for setup changes p 9 53 b Notes Most of the menu items automatically return to the default settings The settings of some menu items are fixed For details see page 95 You cannot use OPTION menu Cancel Easy Handycam operation if you want to add effects to images or change settings Invalid buttons during Easy Handycam operation You ...

Page 23: ...e the battery or AC Adaptor The maximum continuous recordable time is approximately 13 hours When a movie file exceeds 2 GB the next movie file is created automatically z Tips You can check the free hard disk space by touching HOME t MANAGE HDD MEMORY t INFO p 50 POWER switch A PHOTO F HOME D START STOP C START STOP B Lens cover Open the lens cover before recording DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E SR52E SR62...

Page 24: ...till images see page 57 1 Turn the POWER switch A until the Still lamp lights up 2 Press PHOTO F lightly to adjust the focus A a beep sounds then press it fully B a shutter click sounds When disappears the image has been recorded To switch the shooting mode using the HOME D or E button On the HOME MENU touch CAMERA t MOVIE or PHOTO To capture high resolution still images during recording a movie D...

Page 25: ...arp focus is about 1 cm about 13 32 in for wide angle and about 80 cm about 2 5 8 feet for telephoto z Tips Using DIGITAL ZOOM p 55 let you zoom in further than the magnification shown in the table Sound picked up by the built in microphone is converted to 5 1ch surround sound and recorded Your camcorder has Dolby Digital 5 1 Creator installed for recording 5 1ch surround sound Enjoy realistic sou...

Page 26: ...he brightness of the flash by setting FLASH LEVEL p 59 or you can prevent the redeye by setting REDEYE REDUC p 59 You can capture high quality still images while recording a movie on the hard disk 1 Turn the POWER switch until the Movie lamp lights up then press START STOP to start movie recording 2 Press PHOTO fully After you start recording and before you finish you can capture up to 3 frames of...

Page 27: ...en touch Your camcorder returns to recording standby mode If you select MEMORY STICK appears on the screen To eject a Memory Stick Duo Open the LCD panel lightly push the Memory Stick Duo in once b Notes Do not try to force the Memory Stick Duo out Doing so may result in damage When the ACCESS lamp is lit or flashing your camcorder is reading writing data Do not shake or knock your camcorder turn ...

Page 28: ...ove the conversion lens optional Adjust the focus manually FOCUS p 67 when it is hard to focus automatically Do not use the NightShot and Super NightShot functions in bright places This may cause a malfunction z Tips To record an image brighter use Super NightShot function p 70 To record an image more faithfully to the original colors use Color Slow Shutter function p 70 To adjust the exposure for...

Page 29: ...s up The aspect ratio changes to 4 3 automatically 2 Press WIDE SELECT repeatedly to select the desired screen aspect ratio b Notes For DCR SR52E SR62E SR72E SR82E the size of still images is 0 7M 16 9 wide or 1 0M 4 3 at maximum For DCR SR190E SR200E the size of still images is 3 0M 16 9 wide or 4 0M 4 3 at maximum For DCR SR290E SR300E the size of still images is 4 6M 16 9 wide or 6 1M 4 3 at ma...

Page 30: ...Select the recording start point after START STOP is pressed The default setting is 3sec AFTER RECORD SOUND Select ON to superimpose sounds such as conversation on the slow motion pictures The default setting is OFF Your camcorder records sounds for about 12 seconds while Recording is displayed in step 5 b Notes Sounds are not recorded during the about 3 second movie shooting Image quality of SMTH...

Page 31: ...tick Duo z Tips Moving the power zoom lever F let you select whether to display 6 or 12 images on the VISUAL INDEX screen To fix this number touch SETTINGS on the HOME MENU t VIEW IMAGES SET t DISPLAY p 61 POWER switch A Power zoom lever F HOME E VIEW IMAGES B button HOME D VIEW IMAGES C button Previous 6 images Next 6 images Searches for images by date p 33 Appears with the image on each of the t...

Page 32: ...eturns to the VISUAL INDEX screen Touch during pause to play back movie slowly One touch of makes the reverse fast forward approximately 5 times faster 2 touches makes it approximately 10 times faster 3 touches makes it approximately 30 times faster and 4 touches makes it approximately 60 times faster Movies Beginning of the movie previous movie Toggles Play or Pause as you touch Next movie Stop g...

Page 33: ...ate efficiently 1 Turn the POWER switch to turn on the camcorder and press VIEW IMAGES button The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen 2 To search for movies touch tab To search for still images touch tab You cannot search for images recorded on Memory Stick Duo by date 3 Touch DATE The recording dates of images are displayed on the screen 4 Touch Previous Next Date button to select the d...

Page 34: ...ch to stop the slide show To restart touch again b Notes You cannot operate playback zoom during slide show z Tips You can set continuous slide show playback by selecting OPTION t tab t SLIDE SHOW SET The default setting is ON continuous playback Playing back a series of still images Slide show ...

Page 35: ...onnectingcable with an S VIDEO cable optional higher quality images can be produced than with an A V connecting cable Connect the white and red plug left right audio and the S VIDEO plug SVIDEOchannel oftheA Vconnecting cable with an S VIDEO cable optional The yellow plug connection is not necessary S VIDEO connection only will not output audio b Notes Do not connect A V connecting cables to both ...

Page 36: ... full screen This is not a malfunction When you play back an image recorded in 16 9 wide aspect ratio on a 4 3 TV not compatible with the 16 9 wide signal set TV TYPE to 4 3 When your TV is monaural When your TV has only one audio input jack Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video input jack and connect the white left channel or red right channel plug to the audio input ja...

Page 37: ...es using a computer Creating a DVD with One Touch One Touch Disc Burn You can save images recorded on the camcorder directly to a DVD with ease See Creating a DVD with One Touch on page 77 Saving images on a computer You can save images recorded on the camcorder on the hard disk of a computer See Importing images to a computer on page 81 Creating a DVD with selected images You can save images impo...

Page 38: ...d disk or a Memory Stick Duo using your camcorder b Notes You cannot restore images once they are deleted z Tips You can select up to 100 images at one time You can delete a image when viewing it by selecting OPTION t tab t DELETE You can free hard disk space by deleting image data from the camcorder You can check the free hard disk space of the camcorder using INFO p 50 b Notes Important data sho...

Page 39: ...ted recording date is highlighted The images recorded on the selected date are displayed on the screen Touch the image on the LCD screen to confirm the image Touch to return to the previous screen 5 Touch t YES t b Notes Do not remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while deleting the images It may damage the hard disk If the deleted movie is included in the Playlist p 42 th...

Page 40: ...evice z Tips To delete all images recorded on the Memory Stick Duo format the Memory Stick Duo p 50 Dividing a movie You can divide movies on the hard disk of your camcorder b Notes During Easy Handycam operation you cannot divide movies Cancel Easy Handycam operation 1 On the HOME MENU touch OTHERS t EDIT 2 Touch DIVIDE 3 Touch the movie to be divided The selected movie starts playback 4 Touch at...

Page 41: ...nt based on about half second increments Copying still images You can copy still images from the hard disk to a Memory Stick Duo Insert a Memory Stick Duo in your camcorder before the operation z Tips You can select up to 100 still images at one time You can copy a still image when viewing it by selecting OPTION t tab t COPYt 1 On the HOME MENU touch OTHERS t EDIT t COPY 2 Touch t COPY 3 Touch the...

Page 42: ...g copying Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder and do not disconnect the AC Adaptor during copying It may take long when there are many still images to be copied You cannot copy still images on a Memory Stick Duo to the hard disk Previous Next button Creating the Playlist A Playlist is a list showing thumbnails of the movies that you have selected The original movies are not modified ...

Page 43: ... images to a Playlist z Tips You can add a maximum of 99 movies to the Playlist You can add a movie when viewing it by selecting OPTION t tab t ADD You can copy the Playlist to a DVD as it is by using the supplied software p 91 1 On the HOME MENU touch VIEW IMAGES t PLAYLIST The Playlist screen appears 2 Touch the image from which you want to playback The Playlist is played back from the selected ...

Page 44: ...ERS t PLAYLIST EDIT 2 Touch MOVE 3 Select the image to be moved The selected image is marked with Press and hold the image on the LCD screen to confirm the image Touch to return to the previous screen 4 Touch 5 Select the destination with T t 6 Touch t YES t z Tips When you select multiple images the images are moved following the order appeared in the Playlist Destination bar ...

Page 45: ... an S VIDEO cable optional higher quality images can be produced than with an A V connecting cable Connect the white and red plug left right audio and the S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of the A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable optional The yellow plug connection is not necessary S VIDEO connection only will not output audio b Notes To hide the screen indicators such as a counter etc on the ...

Page 46: ... recording device for details 5 When dubbing is finished stop the recording device and then your camcorder Printing recorded images PictBridge compliant printer You can print out still images using a PictBridge compliant printer without connecting the camcorder to a computer Connect your camcorder to the AC Adaptor to obtain power from the wall socket p 13 Turn on the printer To print still images...

Page 47: ...r size If you do not change the setting go to step 3 3 Touch EXEC t YES t The image selection screen appears again To finish printing Touch on the image selection screen b Notes Refer also to the instruction manual of the printer to be used Do not attempt the following operations when is on the screen The operations may not be performed properly To operate the POWER switch To press VIEW IMAGES but...

Page 48: ...s described below may not be printed out The image edited by a computer The image recorded by other devices The image file exceeding 3 MB The image file larger than 2848 2136 pixels z Tips PictBridge is an industry standard established by the Camera Imaging Products Association CIPA You can print still images without using a computer by connecting a printer directly to a digital video camera or di...

Page 49: ... the hard disk or the Memory Stick Duo You can deletealltheimageson thehard disk of the camcorder to recover recordable free space to allow you to write in Connect your camcorder to the wall socket using the supplied AC adaptor for this operation p 13 b Notes To avoid theloss of important images you should save them p 37 before performing FORMAT 1 On the HOME MENU touch MANAGE HDD MEMORY t FORMAT ...

Page 50: ...cking the hard disk information You can display the hard disk information and check the approximate amount of free hard disk space On the HOME MENU touch MANAGE HDD MEMORY t INFO To turn off the display Touch b Notes The calculation for hard disk space is 1MB 1 048 576 bytes The fractions less than MB are discarded when the hard disk space is displayed The displayed size of the whole hard disk spa...

Page 51: ...ct all cables except the AC Adaptor Do not disconnect the AC Adaptor during the operation While performing EMPTY do not apply any vibrations or shocks 1 Make sure the AC Adaptor is connected then turn the POWER switch to turn on z Tips You can perform this operation whichever position of the Movie lamp Still lamp is lit 2 On the HOME MENU touch MANAGE HDD MEMORY t FORMAT The FORMAT screen appears ...

Page 52: ... settings for your convenience 1 Turn on your camcorder then press HOME 2 Touch SETTINGS 3 Touch the desired setup item If the item is not on the screen touch v V to change the page 4 Touch the desired item If the item is not on the screen touch v V to change the page 5 Change the setting then touch Using the HOME MENU SETTINGS category HOME HOME ...

Page 53: ...s Items Page REC MODE 54 NIGHTSHOT LIGHT 54 WIDE SELECT 1 54 DIGITAL ZOOM 55 STEADYSHOT 55 AUTO SLW SHUTTR 55 GUIDEFRAME 2 56 ZEBRA 2 56 REMAINING 56 FLASH LEVEL 2 59 REDEYE REDUC 2 59 Items Page IMAGE SIZE 3 4 57 QUALITY 58 FILE NO 58 NIGHTSHOT LIGHT 54 STEADYSHOT 5 55 GUIDEFRAME 2 56 ZEBRA 2 56 FLASH LEVEL 3 59 REDEYE REDUC 3 59 STILL MEDIA 4 27 Items Page DATA CODE 60 DISPLAY 61 Items Page VOLU...

Page 54: ...es may be degraded or scenes with quick movements may appear with a block noise when you play back the movie When using either the NightShot plus NightShot p 27 or S NIGHTSHOT PLS p 70 SUPER NIGHTSHOT p 70 function to record you can record clearer images by setting NIGHTSHOT LIGHT which emits infrared light invisible to ON the default setting b Notes Do not cover the infrared port with your finger...

Page 55: ...nd after that up to 50 zoom is performed digitally 2000 Up to 25 zoom is performed optically and after that up to 2000 zoom is performed digitally DCR SR190E SR200E B OFF Up to 10 zoom is performed optically 20 Up to 10 zoom is performed optically and after that up to 20 zoom is performed digitally 80 Up to 10 zoom is performed optically and after that up to 80 zoom is performed digitally DCR SR29...

Page 56: ...her b Notes Portions of the screen where brightness is about 100 IRE or above may appear overexposed z Tips IRE represents the screen brightness level B AUTO Displays the remaining recording time of movies for about 8 seconds in situations such as those described below When your camcorder recognizes the remaining hard disk capacity with the POWER switch is set to Movie When you press DISP BATT INF...

Page 57: ...automatically in the aspect ratio 16 9 wide IMAGE SIZE except for DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E 4 0M DCR SR290E SR300E B 6 1M Records still images clearly 3 1M Allows you to record more still images in relatively clear quality VGA 0 3M Allows the maximum number of still images to be recorded z Tips The image size is set to 4 6M automatically in the aspect ratio 16 9 wide b Notes You can set IMAGE SIZE onl...

Page 58: ...ting on the current recording medium 512MB 155 390 205 510 235 600 270 690 1GB 315 800 420 1050 480 1200 550 1400 2GB 650 1600 860 2150 990 2500 1100 2850 4GB 1250 3200 1700 4250 1950 4900 2250 5700 3 1M 2048 1536 3 0M 2304 1296 2 3M 2016 1134 1 9M 1600 1200 64MB 40 100 42 105 56 135 65 160 128MB 80 205 85 215 110 280 130 325 256MB 140 370 150 395 200 500 235 590 512MB 295 760 310 800 410 1000 480...

Page 59: ...82E Set REDEYE REDUC to ON when using this function DCR SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E Set REDEYE REDUC to ON then press flash p 26 repeatedly to select a setting Auto redeye reduction Pre flashes to reduce redeye before the flash automatically flashes when there is insufficient ambient light r Forced redeye reduction Always uses the flash and the redeye reducing pre flash r No flash Records without ...

Page 60: ...AMERA DATA below Displays camera setting data DATE TIME ADate BTime DATA CODE CAMERA DATA CSteadyShot off DBrightness EWhite balance FGain GShutter speed HAperture value IExposure z Tips appears for an image recorded using a flash except for DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E The data code is displayed on the TV screen if you connect your camcorder to a TV The indicator toggles through the following sequences ...

Page 61: ...r DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E DISPLAY SOUND DISP SET Items to adjust beep and the screen Touch 1 then 2 If the item is not on the screen touch v V to change the page How to set HOME MENU t page 52 OPTION MENU t page 65 The default settings are marked with B Touch to adjust the volume p 32 B ON A melody sounds when you start stop recording or operate the touch panel OFF Cancels the melody and shutter sou...

Page 62: ...ustment does not affect the recorded images in any way LCD BL LEVEL LCD backlight level LCD COLOR Low intensity High intensity OUTPUT SETTINGS Items for when connecting other devices Touch 1 then 2 If the item is not on the screen touch v V to change the page How to set HOME MENU t page 52 OPTION MENU t page 65 The default settings are marked with B You need to convert the signal depending on the ...

Page 63: ...NU t page 52 OPTION MENU t page 65 See page 17 You can adjust a time difference without stopping the clock Set your local area using v V when using your camcorder overseas Refer to the world time difference on page 109 You can change this setting without stopping the clock Set to ON to move the time forward 1 hour You can select the language to be used on the LCD screen z Tips Your camcorder offer...

Page 64: ...ately 5 minutes NEVER The camcorder is not automatically turned off b Notes When you connect your camcorder to a wall socket A SHUT OFF is automatically set to NEVER The default setting is ON allowing you to use the supplied Remote Commander p 122 z Tips Set to OFF to prevent your camcorder from responding to a command sent by another VCR remote control unit DROP SENSOR is set to ON as the default...

Page 65: ...e desired item If you cannot find the desired item touch another tab to change the page 3 Change the setting then touch When the item you want is not on the screen Touch another tab If you cannot find the item anywhere the function does not work under the situation b Notes The tabs and items that appear on the screen depend on the recording playback status of your camcorder at the time Some items ...

Page 66: ...ELECTION 68 WHITE BAL 69 COLOR SLOW SHTR 70 S NIGHTSHOT PLS 2 70 SUPER NIGHTSHOT 3 70 tab FADER 71 D EFFECT 71 PICT EFFECT 71 tab REC MODE a 54 MICREF LEVEL 71 IMAGE SIZE 4 a 57 QUALITY a 58 SELF TIMER 71 STILL MEDIA a 27 FLASH MODE 5 72 TIMING 3 30 RECORD SOUND 3 30 Viewing items on the OPTION MENU Items Page tab DELETE a 38 DELETE by date a 39 DELETE ALL a 39 tab DIVIDE a 40 ERASE a 43 ERASE ALL...

Page 67: ...the power zoom lever to W wide angle then adjust the focus The focal distance information the distance at which the subject is focused on for when it is dark and hard to adjust focus appears for a few seconds in the following cases It will not be displayed correctly if you are using a conversion lens optional When the focus mode is switched from automatic to manual When you set focus manually You ...

Page 68: ...nd such as subjects in the spotlight on stage 1 Touch the point where you want to fix and adjust the exposure on the screen appears 2 Touch END To return the setting to automatic exposure touch AUTO t END in step 1 b Notes If you set SPOT METER EXPOSURE is automatically set to MANUAL You can record images effectively in various situations with the SCENE SELECTION function B AUTO Select this to aut...

Page 69: ...res of a white landscape Your camcorder is set to focus only on distant subjects Your camcorder is set not to focus on nearby subjects b Notes The WHITE BAL setting is cleared when you set SCENE SELECTION You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment B AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically OUTDOOR The white balance is adjusted to be appropriate for the ...

Page 70: ...h OFF b Notes Adjust the focus manually FOCUS p 67 when it is hard to focus automatically The shutter speed of your camcorder changes depending on the brightness which may result in a slowdown of the motion of the image When the Still lamp is lit this item is available for DCR SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E only The image will be recorded at a maximum of 16 times the sensitivity of NightShot plus rec...

Page 71: ...R When you select OLD MOVIE appears and you can add an old movie effect to images To cancel D EFFECT touch OFF You can add special effects to an image during recording or playback appears B OFF Does not use PICT EFFECT setting SEPIA Images appear in sepia B W Images appear in black and white PASTEL Images appear as a pale pastel drawing You can select the microphone level for recording sound Selec...

Page 72: ... when you use an external flash optional that is compatible with your camcorder Attach the external flash to the Active Interface Shoe p 120 BON Flashes every time AUTO Flashes automatically FLASH MODE DCR SR52E SR62E SR72E SR82E ...

Page 73: ...er DCR SR42E SR62E SR82E SR200E SR300E p 85 You can delete images recorded on the hard disk of your camcorder by using a computer x Viewing images imported to a computer p 86 You can manage images recorded on the hard disk of your camcorder by date and select images you want to view as thumbnails These thumbnails can be enlarged and played in a slide show x Creating a DVD with edited images You ca...

Page 74: ...rations are not guaranteed even on computers fulfilling the above system requirements Picture Motion Browser does not support 5 1ch surround sound reproduction The sound is reproduced in 2ch sound If you use a Notebook computer connect it to the AC Adaptor as the power source Otherwise the software will not work properly due to the power saving function of the computer z Tips If your computer has ...

Page 75: ...s not appear 1 Click Start then click My Computer For Windows 2000 double click My Computer 2 Double click SONYPICTUTIL E CD ROM disc drive Drive names such as E may vary depending on the computer 4 Click Install 5 Select the language for the application to be installed then click Next 6 Check your area and country region then click Next b Notes The software is set up for your selected country reg...

Page 76: ...e movies Restart the computer if required to complete the installation The short cut icons such as Picture Motion Browser appear on the desktop 11Remove the CD ROM from the disc drive of your computer z Tips For disconnecting the USB cable see page 79 After you install the software a shortcut icon for the customers registration website is created on the desktop Once you register on the website you...

Page 77: ...save data on a DVD again after it has been saved previously import the images to a computer p 81 Then save the data on a DVD following the instructions in Creating and copying a DVD p 90 The history of each saved image is recorded according to the user account If you use a different user account the image that has already been saved to a DVD is written to the DVD again If you cannot save all your ...

Page 78: ...ation 7 Connect the USB jack of the Handycam Station to a computer using the supplied USB cable The DVD recognition window is displayed on the computer screen When the DVD type is recognized DVD creation begins b Notes When connecting your camcorder to a computer make sure you insert the connector in the correct direction Do not insert the connector forcibly as it may damage the cable the Handycam...

Page 79: ...ps You can also create a DVD by selecting DISC BURN on the USB SELECT screen of your camcorder p 80 You can also create a DVD by selecting One Touch Disc Burn in the HDD Handycam Utility p 80 To disconnect the USB cable 1 Touch END on the LCD screen of your camcorder 2 Click the Unplug or eject hardware icon on the task tray 3 Click Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device 4 Touch YES on the LCD scre...

Page 80: ...computer using Easy PC Back up can be saved on a DVD with the One Touch Disc Burn function To perform DISC BURN on the USB SELECT screen of your camcorder 1 Turn on the computer 2 Place the recordable DVD to be saved in the DVD drive of your computer 3 Connect the Handycam Station to the wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor 4 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station then turn the POWER swi...

Page 81: ... computer You can view and edit images imported from the camcorder to the computer Also you can create a DVD with the imported materials To import images from the camcorder use Easy PC Back up Media File Import etc You can import images recorded on the hard disk of your camcorder to a computer with a simple operation using the Easy PC Back up function of the HDD Handycam Utility The images recorde...

Page 82: ...tion is set as the My Pictures folder 8 Click Import The image that have not been imported to a computer are automatically imported to your computer When the import of the data is completed Picture Motion Browser starts up automatically and the imported images are displayed in the window b Notes While importing images do not apply vibration on the camcorder The importing may be terminated You can ...

Page 83: ...ovies BStill images 8 Select the images you want to import Click the check box at the top left on the thumbnails of movies and still images you want to import If you want to import all the images on selected tab click Select All z Tips By switching the tabs you can select both movies and still images at the same time To change the destination click Change then select the desired folder The default...

Page 84: ...mport The import of the selected still images starts To import still images from the Memory Stick Duo to a computer via a USB cable You can import the still images recorded on the Memory Stick Duo to a computer with connecting your camcorder and a computer 1 Turn on the computer 2 Connect the Handycam Station to the wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor 3 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam St...

Page 85: ...uter using the supplied USB cable The USB SELECT screen is displayed on the LCD screen of your camcorder For connecting with the USB cable see page 78 5 Touch COMPUTER on the LCD screen of your camcorder The HDD Handycam Utility window is displayed on the computer screen 6 Click Delete Media Files from Handycam in the HDD Handycam Utility window on the computer screen The image select window is di...

Page 86: ...st on a calendar tree 4 Click the folder or click the year and month of recording images you want to view When you click the folder thumbnails of images stored in the selected folder are listed When you click the year and month a calendar is displayed In the date box of the calendar thumbnails of images recorded on that date are displayed When you click the folder When you click the month icon z T...

Page 87: ...hing tab 4 Click the date when the image you want to view in the slide show is recorded A list of images recorded on the selected date is displayed 5 Select the images The selected images are marked with a blue frame To select listed images in the image display area on the main window click the first thumbnail then press and hold down Shift key and click the last thumbnail To select two or more ra...

Page 88: ... in the view image window and selecting Video Trimming 5 Select the scene you want to set as an IN point the beginning of the required part using the c C buttons on the right side of the window or the slider and click Set IN point The selected scene is displayed in the thumbnail of IN point 6 Select the scene you want to set as an OUT point the end of the required part in the same way and click Se...

Page 89: ...ls for that image Correcting brightness and contrast The brightness and contrast of still images can be corrected You can also correct only dark or light areas Correcting saturation Adjusts the saturation of images Adjusting sharpness Emphasizes the outline of images Adjusting with the tone curve The histogram and tone curve for the channel being displayed in the drop down list are shown You can a...

Page 90: ...ect listed images in the image display area on the main window click the first thumbnail then press and hold down Shift key and click the last thumbnail To select two or more random images press and hold down Ctrl key while clicking thumbnails 4 Select DVD Video Creation in the Manipulate menu The window used to select images is displayed 5 Confirm the images to write to the DVD z Tips Double clic...

Page 91: ... Playlist on the hard disk of your camcorder on a DVD using Playlist Disc Creation in the HDD Handycam Utility 1 Turn on the computer 2 Place the recordable DVD to be saved in the DVD drive of your computer 3 Connect the Handycam Station to the wall socket using the supplied AC Adaptor 4 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station then turn the POWER switch to turn on 5 Connect the USB jack of the...

Page 92: ...a DVD movie quality and display time for each still image in slide show 12Click Start DVD creation starts z Tips You can choose to create more copies of the same DVD after writing to the DVD is completed You can copy the images recorded on a DVD to another DVD You can also back up a DVD This procedure describes how to copy the images recorded on a DVD RW 12 cm to a DVD R 12 cm in the DVD drive of ...

Page 93: ...nipulate imported still images as follows For details about the operation refer to the Picture Motion Browser Help You can print imported still images You can also print still images with the date information z Tips You can save a scene you select from the movie as a still image and print it You can start your e mail software attach still images to e mail and send them via e mail b Notes MAPI must...

Page 94: ...er will neither copy nor retain your data The power does not turn on Attach a charged battery pack to the camcorder p 13 Connect the plug of the AC Adaptor to the wall socket p 13 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely p 13 The camcorder does not operate even when the power is set to on It takes a few seconds for your camcorder to be ready to shoot after the power is turned on This i...

Page 95: ...DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E 2DCR SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E 3 DCR SR52E SR62E SR72E SR82E Your camcorder gets warm This is because the power has been turned on for a long time This is not a malfunction The supplied Remote Commander does not function except for DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E Set REMOTE CTRL to ON p 64 Insert a battery into the battery holder with the polarities correctly matching the marks p 122...

Page 96: ...high or low This is not a malfunction The battery pack has not been charged enough Fully charge the battery again If the problem persists replace the battery pack with a new one p 13 The buttons do not appear on the touch panel Touch the LCD screen lightly Press DISP BATT INFO on your camcorder or DISPLAY on the Remote Commander except for DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E p 19 The buttons on the touch panel ...

Page 97: ...ing movie recording DCR SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E The Memory Stick Duo has run out of space Use a new Memory Stick Duo or format the Memory Stick Duo p 50 Or delete the unnecessary images p 39 You cannot record a still image together with SMTH SLW REC DCR SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E FADER D EFFECT PICT EFFECT The ACCESS lamp remains lit even when you stop recording Your camcorder is recording th...

Page 98: ...HT function cannot be used during Easy Handycam operation The subjects passing by the frame very fast appear crooked DCR SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E This is called the focal plane phenomenon This is not a malfunction Because of the way the image device CMOS sensor reads out image signals the subjects passing by the frame rapidly might appear crooked depending on the recording conditions Tiny spots...

Page 99: ...et the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON SUPER NIGHTSHOT cannot be operated DCR SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to ON COLOR SLOW SHTR does not operate correctly COLOR SLOW SHTR may not operate correctly in total darkness Use NightShot plus or S NIGHTSHOT PLS DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E SR52E SR62E SR72E SR82E NightShot or SUPER NIGHTSHOT DCR SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E You cannot adjust L...

Page 100: ...ory Stick Duo as a still image during playback on your camcorder You cannot hear the sound The audio will not be output when you connect a device via the S VIDEO plug only Connect the white and red plugs of the A V connecting cable too p 35 The aspect ratio of the playback is not correct when connecting your camcorder to the TV Set TV TYPE depending on your TV p 62 You cannot dub correctly using t...

Page 101: ...d the camcorder to the computer with COMPUTER The computer does not recognize the Memory Stick Duo during camcorder operation such as playback or editing of images on the hard disk Finish camcorder operation before connecting the camcorder to the computer The Memory Stick icon Removable Disk does not appear on the computer screen Insert a Memory Stick Duo into your camcorder Disconnect the USB dev...

Page 102: ...ce on destination hard disk is displayed on the computer screen Delete unnecessary files from your computer to free hard disk space The following list shows examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items Functions that cannot be used simultaneously Cannot use Because of following settings BACK LIGHT FIREWORKS in SCENE SELECTION MANUAL in EXPOSURE SPOT METER WIDE SELECT 1 OLD MOVIE...

Page 103: ...TELE MACRO FADER WHITE BAL NightShot plus 4 S NIGHTSHOT PLS 4 NightShot 5 SUPER NIGHTSHOT 5 ONE PUSH in WHITE BAL SMTH SLW REC 5 COLOR SLOW SHTR FADER D EFFECT SCENE SELECTION S NIGHTSHOT PLS 4 FADER D EFFECT SUPER NIGHTSHOT 5 FADER D EFFECT FADER S NIGHTSHOT PLS 4 SUPER NIGHTSHOT 5 COLOR SLOW SHTR D EFFECT CANDLE FIREWORKS in SCENE SELECTION D EFFECT S NIGHTSHOT PLS 4 SUPER NIGHTSHOT 5 COLOR SLOW...

Page 104: ...1 0001 Warning indicator pertaining to files Slow flashing The file is damaged The file is unreadable Warning on the hard disk of the camcorder Fast flashing An error may have occurred with the hard disk drive in your camcorder Warning on the hard disk of the camcorder Fast flashing The hard disk of the camcorder is fully recorded An error may have occurred with the hard disk drive in your camcord...

Page 105: ...nds and shoot the image However note that the camera shake warning indicator does not disappear Warning indicator pertaining to drop sensor The drop sensor function p 64 is activated and has detected that the camcorder has been dropped Therefore the camcorder is taking steps to protect the hard disk Recording playback may be disabled as a result The drop sensor function does not guarantee the prot...

Page 106: ...uo Reinsert the Memory Stick Reinsert the Memory Stick Duo a few times If even then the indicator flashes the Memory Stick Duo could be damaged Try with another Memory Stick Duo This Memory Stick is not formatted correctly Check the format then format the Memory Stick Duo with your camcorder if necessary p 50 Memory Stick folders are full You cannot create folders exceeding 999MSDCF You cannot cre...

Page 107: ... only 100 images at one time for deleting images printing still images Data protected You tried to delete data protected on another device Release the protection of the data on the device used to protect the data Cannot divide You cannot divided a movie that is extremely short ...

Page 108: ... with an AUDIO VIDEO input jack System Used in PAL Australia Austria Belgium China Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Holland Hong Kong Hungary Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Singapore Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand United Kingdom etc PAL M Brazil PAL N Argentina Paraguay Uruguay NTSC Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia Ecua...

Page 109: ...3 30 Tehran 04 00 Abu Dhabi Baku 04 30 Kabul 05 00 Karachi Islamabad 05 30 Calcutta New Delhi 06 00 Almaty Dhaka 06 30 Rangoon 07 00 Bangkok Jakarta 08 00 HongKong Singapore Beijing 09 00 Seoul Tokyo 09 30 Adelaide Darwin 10 00 Melbourne Sydney 11 00 Solomon Is 12 00 Fiji Wellington 12 00 Eniwetok Kwajalein 11 00 Samoa 10 00 Hawaii 09 00 Alaska 08 00 LosAngeles Tijuana 07 00 Denver Arizona 06 00 C...

Page 110: ...ically When the capacity of a file number exceeds 9 999 another folder is created to store new image files The folder name goes up 101MSDCF t 102MSDCF By selecting COMPUTER on USB SELECT you can access the hard disk of the camcorder from the computer through USB connection Do not modify the files or folders on the camcorder through the computer without using the supplied computer application The i...

Page 111: ...amp is lit or flashing If you use the Memory Stick Duo near magnets or magnetic fields It is recommended you make a back up of important data on the hard disk of a computer x On handling a Memory Stick Keep the following in mind when handling a Memory Stick Duo Be careful not to apply excessive force when writing on a memo area on a Memory Stick Duo Do not attach a label or the like on a Memory St...

Page 112: ...Technology Industries Association On your camcorder you cannot play back still images recorded on other devices DCR TRV900E or DSC D700 D770 that do not conform to the universal standard These models are not sold in some regions If you cannot use a Memory Stick Duo that has been used with another device format it with your camcorder p 50 Note that formatting erases all information on the Memory St...

Page 113: ... remaining battery time indicator indicates that the battery pack has enough power to operate charge the battery pack fully again Remaining battery time will be indicated correctly Note however that the battery indication will not be restored if it is used in high temperatures for a long time or if left in a fully charged state or when the battery pack is frequently used Use the remaining battery ...

Page 114: ...amcorder Do not wrap your camcorder with a towel for example and operate it Doing so might cause heat to build up inside When disconnecting the mains lead pull it by the plug and not the cord Do not damage the mains lead such as by placing anything heavy on it Keep metal contacts clean Keep the Remote Commander and button type battery out of children s reach If the battery is accidentally swallowe...

Page 115: ...OME 2 Touch SETTINGS t GENERAL SET t CALIBRATION 3 Touch displayed on the screen with the corner of the Memory Stick Duo or the like The position of changes Touch CANCEL to cancel If you did not press the right spot try the calibration again b Notes Do not use a sharp pointed object for calibration Doing so may damage the LCD screen You cannot calibrate the LCD screen if it is rotated or closed wi...

Page 116: ... Sony Corporation Memory Stick Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick PRO Duo MagicGate MagicGate Memory Stick and MagicGate Memory Stick Duo are trademarks of Sony Corporation InfoLITHIUM is a trademark of Sony Corporation DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW and DVD RW logo are trademarks Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Dolby Digital 5 1 Creator is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Mi...

Page 117: ...censes in English of C Library Expat zlib and libjpeg software On GNU GPL LGPL applied software The software that is eligible for the following GNU General Public License hereinafter referred to as GPL or GNU Lesser General Public License hereinafter referred to as LGPL are included in the camcorder This informs you that you have a right to have access to modify and redistribute source code for th...

Page 118: ...itch 17 D CHG charge lamp 13 E CHG charge flash lamp 13 26 F flash button 26 G Battery pack 13 H DC IN jack 13 I Movie Still mode lamps 23 J ACCESS lamp Hard disk 23 K START STOP button 20 24 L Grip belt 19 M Hooks for a shoulder belt Attach a shoulder belt optional DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E SR52E SR62E SR72E SR82E DCR SR190E SR200E SR290E SR300E ...

Page 119: ...For how to adjust the volume see page 32 I DISP BATT INFO button 14 19 J EASY button 20 K VIEW IMAGES button 21 31 L Memory Stick Duo slot 27 M ACCESS lamp Memory Stick Duo 27 N RESET button Initializes all the settings including the setting of the date and time For DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E the position of the buttons differ from the illustration above DCR SR32E SR33E SR42E SR52E SR62E SR72E SR82E DC...

Page 120: ...ils The Active Interface Shoe has a safety device for fixing the installed accessory securely To connect an accessory press down and push it to the end and then tighten the screw To remove an accessory loosen the screw and then press down and pull out the accessory When you are recording movies with an external flash optional connected to the accessory shoe turn off the power of the external flash...

Page 121: ... screw must be less than 5 5 mm 7 32 in to the tripod receptacle using a tripod screw B BATT battery release lever 14 Handycam Station A DISC BURN button 78 B Interface connector C USB jack 46 78 DCR SR32E SR33E SR52E SR72E SR190E SR290E output only D DC IN jack 13 E A V OUT jack 35 45 ...

Page 122: ...t before using the Remote Commander PointtheRemoteCommandertowardstheremote sensor to operate your camcorder p 120 When no commands have been sent from the Remote Commander in a certain period the orange frame disappears When you press any of b B v V or ENTER again the frame appears at the position where it was displayed last You cannot select some buttons on the LCD screen using b B v V To change...

Page 123: ...0E SR300E 25 J Quality FINE STD 58 K Image size 57 L Appears while a still image is being saved M Recording folder Displays only during the recording media of still images is a Memory Stick Duo z Tips When using the Dual Rec function the movie and still image shooting screens are both shown together The display position differs slightly from that during normal operation DCR SR190E SR200E SR290E SR...

Page 124: ...ode qh Current movie number Number of total movies qj Previous Next button 32 qk Video operation buttons 21 32 ql Data file name qa Image size 57 w Current still image number Number of recorded still images wa Slide show button 34 ws Previous Next button 22 32 wd Data file name wf VISUAL INDEX button 21 31 Viewing movies Viewing still images ...

Page 125: ...back 1 25 Self timer recording 71 Flash 26 59 72 MICREF LEVEL low 71 WIDE SELECT 2 54 WIDE SELECT 3 28 Indicator Meaning Fader 71 LCD backlight off 19 Drop sensor off 64 Drop sensor activated 64 Upper left Upper right Bottom Center Indicator Meaning Slide show set 34 NightShot plus 4 NightShot 1 27 Super NightShot plus 4 70 Super NightShot 1 70 Color Slow Shutter 70 PictBridge connecting 46 E Warn...

Page 126: ...cording date and time is recorded automatically on the hard disk and Memory Stick Duo They are not displayed while recording However you can check them as DATA CODE during playback p 60 Data code during recording ...

Page 127: ...not save your images correctly You can solve the condition by performing FORMAT p 49 x JPEG JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group a still image data compression data capacity reduction standard Your camcorder records still images in JPEG format x MPEG MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group the group of standards for the coding image compression of video movie and audio There are M...

Page 128: ...2 COPY by date 42 Copyright 3 116 D DATA CODE 60 126 Date Index 33 DATE TIME 18 47 60 126 DC plug 13 DELETE by date 39 Hard disk 38 85 Memory Stick Duo 39 DELETE ALL 39 DEMO MODE 64 DIGITAL ZOOM 55 DISC BURN 78 80 DISP OUTPUT 63 DISPLAY 61 Display indicators 123 DIVIDE 40 Dolby Digital 5 1 Creator 25 DROP SENSOR 64 Dual Rec 26 Dubbing 45 DVD 77 90 D EFFECT Digital effect 71 E Easy Handycam 20 Easy...

Page 129: ... NIGHTSHOT LIGHT 54 NightShot plus 27 NTSC 108 Number of recordable images 57 O OLD MOVIE 71 ONE PUSH 69 One Touch Disc Burn 77 OPTION MENU 65 Original 42 OTHERS category 38 OUTDOOR 69 OUTPUT SETTINGS 62 P PAL 108 PASTEL 71 PB zoom 33 PHOTO SETTINGS 57 PictBridge 46 Picture Motion Browser 73 86 88 90 PICT EFFECT Picture effect 71 Playback 21 31 Playback time 16 Playlist 42 Creating 42 ERASE 43 ERA...

Page 130: ...RO 67 Thumbnail 127 TIMING 30 Trademark 116 Tripod 121 TV 35 TV color system 108 TV TYPE 36 62 TWILIGHT 68 TWILIGHT PORT 68 U USB cable 46 78 81 USB SELECT 46 80 81 91 Using abroad 108 V VBR 127 VCR or DVD HDD recorders 45 Video Disc Copier 92 VIEW IMAGES SET 60 Viewing images on a TV 35 VISUAL INDEX 21 31 127 VOLUME 32 61 Volume adjustment 32 V OUT PANEL 63 W Warning indicators 104 Warning messag...

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